The Cure - Shake Dog Shake: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Shake Dog Shake" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Wake up in the dark The after-taste of anger in the back of my mouth Spit it on the wall And cough some more and scrape my skin with razor blades D# And make up in the new blood D C#m And try to look so good C Follow me D# Make up in the new blood D C#m C D# F And follow me to where the real fun is As stale and selfish as a sick dog That's spurning sex like an animal of god I'll tear your red hair by the roots and hold you blazing Hold you cherished in the dead electric light A Your face A# C I'll never see you this way again A I captured it so perfectly A# C As if I knew you'd disappear away D# Oh, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake G A# C Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake dog, shake Oh yeah, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake, shake, shake, shake dog, shake You hit me again You howl and hit me again The same sharp pain Wakes me in the dark And cuts me from my throat to my pounding heart My heart, my shaking heart Chorus: Oh, shake, shake Oh, shake dog, shake Shake, shake Shake, shake, shake dog, shake But we slept all night in the virgin's bed And dreamed of death and breathed like sick dogs We slept all night in the virgin's bed And breathed like death and dreamed of sick dogs Chorus: Oh, shake, shake Oh, shake, shake Shake, shake Shake dog, shake Wake up, wake up, wake up Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake dog shake Wake up, wake up, wake up Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake dog, shake Wake up in the new blood Make up in the new blood Shake up in the new blood And follow me to where the real fun is Shake dog, shake Shake dog, shake Shake dog... You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  C#m  D  D#  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Shake Dog Shake" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shake Dog Shake" by The Cure.